GCP Data Lead - Hybrid

Software International (SI)

supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US and Europe.

We currently have a multiple, re-extendable, long term contract roles as a

GCP Data Lead - Hybrid

with our global SAP consulting client, working onsite at large CPG/Entertainment client's office 2-3 days a week in downtown Toronto. This is a 6 month contract initially, but will be extended long term.

Role: GCP Data Lead - Hybrid

Type:

Contract

# of Roles:

1

Duration:

9-12 months to start + possible extensions

Location:

Toronto, ON - Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite in downtown Toronto

Rate:

Open based on expectations as a C2C contractor

Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Data Lead

with

strong SAP data integration expertise

to design, implement, and oversee enterprise-grade data solutions. The ideal candidate will combine deep expertise in

cloud data platforms, data governance, security, and data modeling

with hands‑on experience in

ETL/ELT pipelines, SAP data extraction, system migrations, and analytics . This role will collaborate with business stakeholders, and engineering teams to create a robust, scalable, and cost‑effective data ecosystem that bridges SAP and GCP environments.

Key Responsibilities

Mentoring

Lead and mentor a team of data engineers in building ETL/ELT pipelines for SAP and other ERP sources into GCP

Set engineering standards, best practices, and coding guidelines.

Provide technical direction, code reviews, and support for complex data solutions.

Collaborate with project managers, provide the estimates, track the progress, remove roadblocks to ensure timely completion of work.

Collaborate with BI teams, Data analyst to enable reporting solution.

Data Architecture & Modeling

Design

conceptual, logical, and physical data models

to support analytics and operational workloads.

Implement

star, snowflake, and data vault models

for analytical systems.

Google Cloud Platform Expertise

Design

data solutions on GCP

using BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, and Dataproc.

Implement

cost optimization strategies

for GCP workloads.

Data Pipelines & Integration

Design and orchestrate

ETL/ELT pipelines

using Apache Airflow (Cloud Composer), and Dataflow.

Integrate data from multiple systems including

SAP BW, SAP HANA, Business Objects

using tools like SAP SLT, or Google Cortex Framework.

Leverage integration tools such as

Boomi

for system interoperability.

Programming & Analytics

Develop

complex SQL queries

for analytics, transformations, and performance tuning.

Build automation scripts and utilities in

Python .

System Migration

Lead

on‑premise to cloud migrations

for enterprise data platforms [SAP BW/Bobj].

Manage migration of

SAP datasets

to GCP ensuring data integrity and minimal downtime.

DevOps for Data

Implement

CI/CD pipelines

for data workflows using GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, and Terraform.

Apply

infrastructure‑as‑code

principles for reproducible and scalable deployments.

Preferred Skills

8+ years of proven experience with

GCP BigQuery, Composer, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Dataflow .

Min 2–3 years of leadership experience

in mentoring small to mid‑size data engineering team.

Strong SQL and Python programming skills.

Hands‑on experience with SAP data extraction, modeling, and integration

from ERP, BW, and/or HANA systems.

Knowledge of

data governance frameworks

and security best practices.

Familiarity with

DevOps tools

for data.

Understanding of

Google Cortex Framework

for SAP‑GCP integrations.

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